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Show Wednesday March iz 1997 Of Interest for Oreeinif Beer and Pinclhiini A Dary Kat LeFevre Forum staff writer as a metaphor for the concept of the Holy Trinity. His followers wore a shamrock on his Every year, people cele- feast day. Green is also a part brate St. Patrick's Day by of Saint Patricks Day because painting themselves green and it is the color of Ireland and consuming green food, natu- spring, as well as the shamrally green or otherwise. rock. We wear green because if Although St. Patricks Day has been commercialized, it commemorates the Catholic Saint Patricks death in 461. St. Patricks Day is an Irish holiday, but was publicly celebrated in the United States in Boston in 1737. Although little concrete information is known about Saint Patrick, there is a lot of Irish folklore about him. The most famous story about Saint Patrick is that he drove the snakes out of Ireland. In fact, there are no snakes on the British Isles. Snakes were a pagan symbol, however, and Patrick was responsible for Celtic converting many considered Druids, pagans by the Catholic Church. Another Irish folktale tells that Saint Patrick could raise the dead. Saint Patrick was born in either Scotland or Roman Britain around 373 and his real name is believed to have been Maewvn Succat. At 16 he was sole! into slavery, but escaped to France where he became a priest and adopted the Christian name Patricus. He is associated with the shamrock because he used it Senate Catholics want freedom from English rule and to be united with the rest of Ireland. Celebrating St. Patricks Day in Ireland is considered an act of rebellion against the Protestant Church of England, since St. Patrick is a Catholic saint. Some other people who dont wear green on St. Patricks Day are the Men of Orange, a paramilitary group battling to unite Ireland under Protestant rule and join the rest of Britain. This blood feud goes back hundreds of years, and is especially brutal St. Patricks Day because Patrick is the Catholic patron saint of Ireland. Some of the violent Irish Catholics are responsible for many of the bombings in London in their attempt to gain indepenFf dence from English rule. People wear orange on St. Boston in 1737. Patricks Day either to support the Protestants or to protest Northern Irelands suspected we dont, well get pinched. In support of the Germans durIreland, however, it could be a ing World War II. However, matter of life and death. Some not wearing green on St. people wear orange on St. Patricks Day in the United Patricks Day to snow their States could result in some rebellion against the Catholics very nasty pinches! So, join in Ireland. Northern Ireland the commercialized holiday officially belongs to England, we celebrate here, and make and is by law Anglican. The sure your green is showing on Catholics and Protestants in Monday, March 17. Tallies Zachary Young Forum staff writer No Need to Call a Ireland are continually at odds because the Protestants want English rule, while the around with Money Stock: . famous characters. Comedian, Dick Gregory, once took her to dinner in a white Rolls Royce to con- - Molehill a Mountain says psycholo- - gist Barbara Mackoff, Ph.D. The verbal description we give to our feelings can influ-feence how we feel and how many stress hormones we pump into our bloodstream, Dr. Mackoff says we are entitled to strong feelings when they are truly warrant-enoug- h ed, but exaggerated labeling serves no purpose except to create stress. Someone who says she was crushed when her daughter didnt phone, would do better if she labeled her emotions as let down or disappointed. If World War II was horrible, how can a flat tire be horrible? At most it is an inconvenience or an extra expense. Learning to label our feel-labings can enable us to prune our tree of stress so to speak, This is especially valuable to students, who may be programmed. Stress is more than just an unpleasant ing, it is at the root of many health-relate- d problems. By learning ways to help reduce stress we are learning ways to ourselves help keep fc healthy, Students today may often overprogrammed. This is understandable because many of these students may be fight- ing a three-fron- t war, school, work and family. Students like these may often harbor stress for two people, According, to the Hope Heart Institutes, Hope Health Letter, an effective way to reduce the amount of stress in your life is to change the way you label your feelings. An example of the way in which we label our feelings might be after an argument, you can choose to tell yourself you are furious with some- one, or you can choose to your feelings as upset or merely annoyed. A sec- ond example might be waiting for family members on an plane, you can choose to tell yourself youre or you can choose to label your feelings as anx- ious or concerned. Most research suggests that stress is not the event itself, but the label we assign el el over-overd- We carry a complete line of maps & guides for your southern Utah SPRING BREAK adventure. Trails Illustrated Latitude 40 GTR Fish N Map CFO Bicycle Vacation Guides MW f -i J fwTwwr Zte fZ'?S . , V. T .ig.ysrl Bring in this ad & AAA F w- DeLorme Utah Atlas & Gazetteer Reg $16.95 Sale $13.95 get an additional 5 off your entire map purchase Sale prices valid March 17-2- 9. Utah Idaho SupplyMap World 53S South 700 East ll5IS.RdwoodMyl04 45625. State St. 266S Washington Blvd. 417 West 1500 Nortl Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Hurray Ogden Layton 4 seven-year-ol- 2 0 i Sleiman is very happy to be living here. She has replaced snorkeling and beachcombing with skiing and Jazz games. She devotes as much time as possible to her husband and d son. She manto ages squeeze into her hectic schedule an occasional movie or long walk and loves to work in her garden when the weather cooperates. ue feel-alarme- d, BEFORE YOU GO! Sleiman continued from page vince her to head a promotion points. he was planning. The milViewpoints are important lionaire founder of Century 21 to Sleiman. Her only objechired her to help with the tion to living in Utah is that Congressional Bail. Dexter sometimes opinions of others Manty offered her $100,000, are belittled. Although this is which she declined, to run a true almost anywhere, it foundation to help underpriv- seems to be particularly apparileged people. Jesse Jackson, ent in Utah. All I ask is for an fascinated by an article she open' mind. We should listen had written, gathered a group to other viewpoints, she said. in the capitol rotunda to hear Originally from San Diego, Sleimans political view to the event, Brody Macey Forum staff writer you try to play catch up, Assembly and to bring Stock said. Kellmar, a speaker for Black Concern was shown from Month, to campus. President Peggy Stock and senators as to where the History The senate voted unaniother school administrators increased revenue would be in favor to allow all were in attendance at the Feb. used, but it appeared the gen- mously students, regardless of class, 18, A.S.W.C. Senate meeting eral consensus by both sena- to nominate faculty for the to discuss student concerns tors and administrators was of Year Award; the about the anticipated tuition that science labs and technolo- Faculty the however, senior voting increase. gy need continual improvewas retained. privilege Stock explained the cur- ment and more funding. The senate also voted to rent school funding to the senOther matters included change the wording of the ators and said the school starts the allocation of funds for Faculty Advocacy Award to the year $4 million under- Westminsters attendance at include both faculty and funded. Its a dilemma when the Utah fc Intercollegiate staff, Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control. Former Chicago mayor, Marion Berry, once told her how he never drank or did drugs. Picture perfect integrity. Her years on Capitol Hill afforded Sleiman the opportunity to meet a variety of The Forum Westminster College is a wonderful place to be, according to Sleiman. One of its best assets is its faculty. They have been a valuable source of friendship and support. We have such a great time, she said. We welcome Vickie Sleiman to our campus and community. She is welcome to ride in our boat. No dis- - |